PAYA, Bringing (More) YA to PA, is an initiative started by book bloggers Harmony and Yan with help from Tenner author and PA librarian, Josh Berk, in response to dramatic Pennsylvania state budget cuts that have reduced library funding by more than 25%.     Since I grew up in Pennsylvania, this struck a chord with me.  Plus, I [...]

Good Thing #1:  Take the Dare, Show You Care! Author Cynthea Liu is sponsoring an amazing online auction to raise money to buy books for 2nd and 3rd grade students at a Title I school in her home state, Oklahoma.  Auction items include autographed books and prize packs and lots of stuff for aspiring writers – many, [...]